Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Observational Study
Postoperative delirium: An independent risk factor for poorer quality of life with long-term cognitive and functional decline after cardiac surgery.
To evaluate the influence of delirium on the functional and cognitive capacity of patients included in the DELIPRECAS study, as well as on their quality of life, in the 3-4 years after cardiac surgery. ⋯ Postoperative delirium is a risk factor for decreased quality of life in patients 3 years after heart surgery, being associated with greater cognitive and functional deterioration, as well as greater risk of hospital readmission. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on both prevention and early recognition and treatment of delirium to improve long-term outcomes for patients after cardiac surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Nalbuphine reduces the incidence of emergence agitation in children undergoing Adenotonsillectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study.
To evaluate the effect of nalbuphine on emergence agitation (EA) in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy. ⋯ Nalbuphine reduced the incidence of EA in children after adenotonsillectomy under general anesthesia, which may be involved in both analgesic and non-analgesic pathways.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Combined femoral artery block and femoral nerve block reduces thigh tourniquet-induced hypertension.
Tourniquet hypertension (TH) is thought to be caused by sympathetically mediated C-fibers in the femoral epicardium following prolonged intraoperative inflation of the tourniquet, and we hypothesized that blocking the femoral artery at the same time as a conventional femoral nerve block would reduce the incidence of TH. ⋯ The present study demonstrated that modified femoral nerve block reduced intraoperative esmolol dosage and the incidence of TH.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Bilevel positive airway pressure for gastroscopy with sedation in patients at risk of hypoxemia: A prospective randomized controlled study.
Hypoxemia is one of the most frequent adverse events during sedated gastroscopy, and there is still no effective means to prevent and cure it. Therefore, we conducted this randomized trial to confirm our hypothesis that, compared with the nasal cannula group, bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) would decrease the incidence of hypoxemia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or overweight status undergoing gastroscopy. ⋯ BPAP therapy significantly decreased the incidence of hypoxemia in patients with OSA or overweight status who underwent gastroscopy.